I’m (C)go in’ out West y where (F)I be long,
where the days i are nia short and the (C)nights ly are long.
Well, they (C)walk and I (F)walk,
they (C)twist and I’ll (F)twist.
They (C)shim and I’ll (F)shim,
they (C)fly and I’ll (F)fly.
Well, they’re (C)out there (Bb7)hav ing (A7)fun,
in the (D7)warm Cal i (G7)for nia sun.
I’m (C)go in’ out West, y out (F)on the coast,
where the Cal ty for tle girls are the (C)real er the most.
Well, they (C)walk and I (F)walk,
they (C)twist and I’ll (F)twist.
They (C)shim and I’ll (F)shim,
they (C)fly and I’ll (F)fly.
Well, they’re (C)out there (Bb7)hav ing (A7)fun,
in the (D7)warm Cal i (G7)for nia sun.
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This page shows “California Sun” by The Rivieras in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 144 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.